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Mark 15:39 KJV
Mark · chapter 15 · verse 39
And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.Mark 15:39 · King James Version
Mark 15:39 in context
37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.
38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.
39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- centurionkentyriōncenturion, an officer in the Roman armyG2760 →
- againstenantiosover against, opposite, of place, opposite, contrary , metaph., opposed as an adversary…G1727 →
- stoodparistēmito place beside or near, to set at hand, to present, to proffer, to provide, to place a…G3936 →
- ghostekpneōto breathe out, breathe out one s life, breathe one s last, expireG1606 →
- Trulyalēthōstruly, of a truth, in reality, most certainlyG230 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
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Here we have an account of Christ's dying, how his enemies abused him, and God honoured him at his death. I. There was a thick darkness over the whole land (some think over the whole earth), for three hours, from noon till three of the clock.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 33-41